Dementia Caregiving Research Opportunities

Researchers at The Ohio State University affiliated with the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving are developing a registry to give caregivers opportunities to be involved in caregiving research and to enhance recruitment of caregivers of people with dementia in clinical research.

Caregivers who use the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving resources have an opportunity to enlist in the Caregiver Research Registry and participate in studies where they are interested and eligible. Affiliated researchers will send research information and invitations to eligible caregivers enlisted in the registry. There is no obligation to participate in a particular study. You may leave the registry at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you would otherwise be entitled. You must complete this intake form and express interest in learning more about opportunities to participate in dementia and/or caregiving research if you are interested in participating prior to filling out the research registry consent form below.

If you are interested in knowing more about the research registry, please contact Michelle Crum, CDP, clinical research coordinator, at 614-292-0226 or crum.257@osu.edu.

Interested in Research with The Ohio State University Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders? We have studies for multiple different conditions related to thinking and memory. We also have studies for clinically normal people. If you would like to learn more, please contact us!

Email (preferred): Cognitive@osumc.edu
Phone: 614-293-3699

We are seeking caregivers who are assisting an older family member or friend living with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementias. We would like to learn more about how caregiving for older adults who have memory problems and live at home changes over time. Our goal is to develop programs that support caregivers in the future.

Participants in our study must be adults (age 18+) who are not paid professionally for their help. You will be asked to participate in 45-minute phone surveys over a period of two years. You will be compensated up to $250 for completion of the study surveys.

To learn more and find out if you are eligible to participate, contact the research team at 614-247-0760 or con-caregivingnetwork@osu.edu.